Best pick for your answersall-in-one station
#41 Roborock QV 35S Rank 41 of 66 robots with an all-in-one station in our ranking
Score 6.5 / 10Tested by Vacuum Wars $479 white · incl. shipping · checked on October 3, 2026
The best robot vacuum under $500 in 2026
144 models are on sale today for $500 or less, shipping included. Ranked by our score from lab tests and owners’ ratings. The list moves with the prices.
#41Under five hundred dollars you get a robot with laser navigation, a good map of your home and enough suction for hard floors and low-pile carpet. More and more models in this class have a self-emptying station, and the odd one even a station that washes the mops. What you usually miss: hot water for the mop, a camera that recognizes socks and cables, and extending brushes for the corners.
The list below changes daily with the prices. The order is our score from lab tests and owners’ ratings. The price is today’s lowest including shipping.
Score out of 10: 60% lab tests, 25% owners’ ratings at the stores that ship to the United States, 15% the maker’s facts. Price does not count. Only models a lab has tested are ranked, and only models sold in the United States count. Method.
With all-in-one station
The station empties the bin and washes and dries the mops. 4 models, ranked by our score. See every model with this station type →
Roborock QV 35S Best value · Tom's GuidePosition 75 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
$479 free shipping · 3–7 days checked on October 3, 2026
Roborock Qrevo S5V Position 50 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
$499 free shipping · 3–7 days checked on October 3, 2026
Roborock Qrevo S Pro Position 81 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
$429 free shipping · 3–7 days checked on October 3, 2026
MOVA P50 Pro Ultra Best mid-range · RTINGSPosition 2 of 4 for pets · RTINGS
$389 free shipping · 1–5 days Prime −2% · $379 checked on October 3, 2026
Lowest price at every store that ships to the United States, shipping included, before sales tax.
Also in our ranking
These models are in our ranking, but their station type has too few ranked models here for a table of its own. The number is their place within their own station type.
Dreame D20 Plus Position 76 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
$309 free shipping · 1–5 days checked on October 3, 2026
Roborock Q10 S5+ Position 47 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
$279 free shipping · 1–5 days checked on October 3, 2026
Roborock Q7 M5 Best cheap model · RTINGSBest budget model · TechRadar
$159 free shipping · 3–7 days checked on October 3, 2026
Roborock Q7 L5 Position 138 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
$139 free shipping · 3–7 days checked on October 3, 2026
Other models we track
Models no lab has tested yet, so they are not in our ranking. We do track their prices.
$89 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026
$239 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026
$269 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026 Prime −15% · $227
$379 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026
$384 free shipping · 3–7 days · checked on October 3, 2026 Prime −6% · $359
$399 free shipping · 3–7 days · checked on October 3, 2026 Prime −24% · $303
$399 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026
$429 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026 Prime −48% · $219
$449 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026
What $500 gets you over $300
Beside the Roborock QV 35S above, the best-ranked models that cost more than $300 and at most $500 today, of every station type.
rank 46 of 66 with an all-in-one station Roborock Qrevo S5V Position 50 of 151 · Vacuum Wars $499
rank 53 of 66 with an all-in-one station Roborock Qrevo S Pro Position 81 of 151 · Vacuum Wars $429
rank 1 of 13 with a self-emptying station Dreame D20 Plus Position 76 of 151 · Vacuum Wars $309